Speculation about how The Mindy Project would be rolled out by Hulu has swirled since May, when the show was quickly saved by the streaming network after it was cancelled by Fox.

Season 4 of the series will find Mindy (Mindy Kaling) fully into her first pregnancy and, eventually, follow her adventures as a first-time mom, which is harder than one might expect it to be for an OBGYN.

"She's sort of at square one when the baby is born," said executive producer Matt Warburton.

The show's move to Hulu comes with a certain level of freedom, particularly with regard to its runtime, said Warburton. Rather than having a strict 22-minutes to fill, episode are allowed to "breathe."

How will Mindy Project change on Hulu? "Full penetrative sex to open and close the episode," says @ikebarinholtz. He's kidding. #TCA15

While there are fewer censors to get past, writer and cast member Ike Barinholtz said that it would be a disservice to the show's key audience if they suddenly changed its tone or drastically altered their approach to the comedy.

Kaling added that it can be "more fun" to allude to racy things than saying or showing them outright.

Season 4 of The Mindy Project will feature guest appearances from Freida Pinto, Garret Dillahunt and Joseph Gordon-Levitt, who plays the "man of Mindy's dreams" in an alternate reality episode.

"I wasn't ready to say goodbye to the show and I'm so grateful...to Hulu for giving us this opportunity and I want to make the show better than it's ever been," Kaling added.

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